British actor Idris Elba has announced plans to relocate to Africa within the next decade, aiming to uplift and strengthen the continent's film industry. Born to parents of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent, Elba is already involved in studio development projects in Zanzibar and Accra. Elba shared his vision of living across various African countries, including Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania, while promoting authentic African storytelling that moves beyond colonial and trauma narratives. Elba hopes to build sustainable African cinema, emphasizing, “The future relies on us...our own distribution, and filling cinemas with our people first.

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